European comparisons - Headline figures for 2006

• In 2006, there were 3 715 work-related fatalities in the EU. These include road traffic and transport accidents (RTTAs) occurring during work.
• These fatalities occurred in the following 9 branches of industry, which are covered by injury notification in all member states: 1 143 in construction, 720 in manufacturing, 667 in transport, 462 in agriculture, 348 in retail and wholesale trade, 267 in the two branches of financial and business services, 60 in hotels and restaurants and 48 in utilities.
• Of these, RTTAs accounted for 1 246 fatal injuries. 2 469 did not include RTTAs.
• In 2006 the EU average rate of work-related fatal injury excluding RTTAs is 2.5 per hundred thousand workers. The British rate is 1.3, and is the lowest among EU member states.
• Generally, British rates of fatal injury in main industrial sectors are substantially lower than the EU average.
• The British rate of (non-fatal) over-3-day injury is lower than other member states with the exception of Sweden.